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Static GKMediumAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GK

The acronym 'CAATSA' refers to a piece of legislation enacted by which one of the following countries?

  1. A.United Kingdom
  2. B.United States of America
  3. C.Russia
  4. D.India

Correct answer

B. United States of America

Explanation

The correct answer is B, United States of America. CAATSA stands for Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, a US federal law of 2017.

The US Congress passed CAATSA in July 2017 and President Donald Trump signed it in August 2017. The law groups sanctions against three countries the US treats as adversaries: Iran, Russia and North Korea. Its Section 231 allows sanctions on any country that makes a significant defence deal with Russia's defence or intelligence sector. This is why the Act is discussed in India in connection with the purchase of the Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system, and why Turkey was sanctioned in 2020 for buying the same system.

Option A is wrong because the United Kingdom has no law by this name. Option C is wrong because Russia is one of the targets of the Act, not its author. Option D is wrong because India is affected by the Act through its defence ties with Russia but did not enact it.

Exam tip: CAATSA (US, 2017) targets Iran, Russia and North Korea; Section 231 and the S-400 deal.

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Q1.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

The Ministry of Communication has recently launched a Pan India scholarship programme for school-children called 'Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana'. The objective of the scheme is to increase the reach of

  1. A.sports
  2. B.philately
  3. C.music
  4. D.web designing
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Correct answer: B. philately

SPARSH stands for Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby. The scheme was launched by the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications in 2017.

Q2.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based ?

  1. A.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  2. B.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus
  3. C.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  4. D.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Peacock
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Correct answer: B. Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus

The two chambers of the new Parliament House take their interior themes from India's national symbols. The Lok Sabha chamber is designed on the theme of the peacock, the national bird, and the Rajya Sabha chamber on the theme of the lotus, the national flower.

Q4.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

  1. A.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
  2. B.It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
  3. C.It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  4. D.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
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Correct answer: B. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.

Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO, and ISRO works under the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was set up in Bengaluru in September 1992 as a government company wholly owned by the Government of India.